Editing Paterson, New Jersey (section)

==Athletics==
From 1932 to 1933, Paterson constructed [[Hinchliffe Stadium]], an [[Art Deco]] [[concrete]] stadium.<ref name=HinchliffeNTHP>[https://savingplaces.org/places/hinchliffe-stadium Hinchliffe Stadium], National Trust for Historic Preservation.</ref> Originally called City Stadium, it was renamed in honor of Mayor John V. Hinchliffe and his uncle John Hinchliffe.<ref name=MartinMartin>Alfred M. Martin & Alfred T. Martin, ''The Negro Leagues in New Jersey: A History'' (McFarland, 2008), pp. 21-23.</ref> The [[New York Black Yankees]] of the [[Negro National League (1933–1948)|Negro National League]] played at the stadium from 1933 to 1937 and from 1939 to 1945.<ref name=MartinMartin/> Professional football teams, including the [[Paterson Panthers]], [[Newark Bears]], and [[Jersey City Giants]], played here.<ref name=MartinMartin/> The stadium was also a venue for other professional and high school athletic competitions, boxing matches, fireworks displays, and music concerts.<ref name=MartinMartin/><ref name=HinchliffeNTHP/> The comedy team of [[Bud Abbott]] and [[Lou Costello]] performed at Hinchliffe before boxing matches (Abbott was from the coastal New Jersey city of Asbury Park and Costello was a Paterson native).<ref name=Malinconico>Malinconico, Joe. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/paterson-press/2018/10/03/paterson-nj-library-hosts-free-program-baseball-negro-league/1511009002/ "Paterson's Hinchliffe Stadium is a keystone in the history of Negro Leagues baseball"], ''Paterson Press'', October 3, 2018.</ref> The stadium was acquired by Paterson Public Schools since 1963 and closed in 1996.<ref name=HinchliffeNTHP/> It has fallen into disrepair, although preservation and restoration efforts have taken place.<ref name=MartinMartin/><ref name=HinchliffeNTHP/> The stadium is one of two surviving [[Negro league baseball]] stadiums, the other being [[Birmingham, Alabama]]'s [[Rickwood Field]].<ref name=MartinMartin/> Hinchliffe Stadium is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name=Malinconico/> As of 2022, the stadium is home to the [[New Jersey Jackals]] minor league baseball team.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reichard |first1=Kevin |title=Jackals announce move to Hinchliffe Stadium for 2023 |url=https://ballparkdigest.com/2022/09/14/jackals-announce-move-to-hinchliffe-stadium-for-2023/ |access-date=September 19, 2022 |work=Ballpark Digest |publisher=August Publications |date=September 15, 2022}}</ref>